IELTS Speaking Part 3 Practice.
Aim: To practice asking and answering questions on typical Part 3 topics.
To practise using expressions to give full and discursive answers.
Think of interesting questions to ask people on the following topics:
- Entertainment and leisure
- Crime
- Fashion
- Advertising
- The environment
- Food/Health
- Family life/Relationaships
- Media and communication
- Travel and tourism
- Education
- Sport
Modern technology
Match the similar expressions from list A and B below. Then answer as many of the quetions as you can on the different topics (Record yourself, if you can).
Try to use the expressions and then check with the suggested answers.
A B
It has a good/bad influence on… As I see it…
The root of the problem is…. That is mainly because…
The main reason for that is/was… We could solve the problem by…
It can cause… As a result…
All in all… I think it’s a good idea to…
Many people claim that… It is often said that…
One possible solution is… It can have a positive/negative/bad effect on…
Consequently… Overall…
I would suggest …ing You have to take into account…
There’s more than one reason why… It leads to…
Personally, I think… It all stems from…
You have to bear in mind… I think that there are a few reasons why…
Suggested answers:
It has a good/bad influence on…
It can have a positive/negative/bad effect on…
– Advertising can have a negative effect on teenagers as it makes them think they’ve got to keep up with the latest fashions, no matter what the cost.
– Advertising has a bad influence on teenagers as it makes them think they’ve got to keep up with the latest fashions, no matter what the cost.
The root of the problem is….
It all stems from…
– Many people today love to shop, and end up in debt. The root of the problem is that in today’s society, social status is shown by possessions.
– Many people today love to shop, and end up in debt. It all stems from the fact that in today’s society, social status is shown by possessions.
The main reason for that is/was…
That is mainly because…
– I remember when I was a child, my parents’ most important possession was the TV. The main reason for that was that it was the only form of entertainment they had in the house.
– I remember when I was a child, my parents’ most important possession was the TV. That was mainly because it was the only form of entertainment they had in the house.
It can cause…
It leads to…
– There can be a lot of competition between children at school to have the latest gadget. It can cause a lot of bullying.
– There can be a lot of competition between children at school to have the latest gadget. It leads to a lot of bullying.
All in all…
Overall…
– All in all, advertising is a powerful tool.
– Overall, advertising is a powerful tool.
Many people claim that…
It is often said that…
– Many people claim that advertising doesn’t affect consumers.
– It is often said that advertising doesn’t affect consumers.
One possible solution is…
We could solve the problem by…
– People are spending too much and getting into debt. One possible solution is to ban the use of credit cards.
– People are spending too much and getting into debt. We could solve the problem by banning credit cards.
Consequently…
As a result…
– My family didn’t have much money when I was a child. Consequently, I really valued every present I was given.
– My family didn’t have much money when I was a child. As a result, I really valued every present I was given.
I would suggest …ing
I think it’s a good idea to…
– To stop children from demanding expensive toys, I would suggest banning all adverts during children’s TV programmes.
– To stop children from demanding expensive toys, I think it’s a good idea to ban all adverts during children’s TV programmes.
There’s more than one reason why…
I think that there are a few reasons why…
– There’s more than one reason why women love to buy fashionable clothes: advertising, friends, TV and magazines, the image of the perfect woman and so on.
– I think that there are a few reasons why women love to buy fashionable clothes: advertising, friends, TV and magazines, the image of the perfect woman and so on.
Personally, I think…
As I see it…
– Personally, I think that fashion is a waste of time and money.
– As I see it, fashion is a waste of time and money.
You have to bear in mind…
You have to take into account…
– You have to bear in mind that teenagers love to feel part of a group so they will copy others very easily.
– You have to take into account that teenagers love to feel part of a group so they will copy others very easily.
